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hinterland
/ˈhɪntə(ɹ)ˌlænd/
noun 5
Collocations
3ADJ.
best, central, industrial, lost
HINTERLAND + NOUN
connections, despair
PREP.
in, into
Definitions
noun
1
The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
In West Wales it has never been possible until recently to exploit the magnificent natural harbour of Milford Haven, for there was no industrial hinterland.
2
The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
3
A remote or undeveloped area.
In the film, Hanks is a veteran traversing the Texas hinterlands during the Reconstruction period when he stumbles upon a lost young white girl (Helena Zengel) who only speaks Kiowa, and is forced to undergo a dangerous journey to bring the orphan to her family.
4
That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.
Near-synonym: shadow
5
An area of land far from the sea.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a remote and undeveloped area
- backwoods
- boondocks
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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In West Wales it has never been possible until recently to exploit the magnificent natural harbour of Milford Haven, for there was no industrial hinterland.
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In the film, Hanks is a veteran traversing the Texas hinterlands during the Reconstruction period when he stumbles upon a lost young white girl (Helena Zengel) who only speaks Kiowa, and is forced to
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Near-synonym: shadow
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Gdansk has the best hinterland connections into Central and Eastern Europe.
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Looking through family photographs at his home in Leeds, England, Gordon Bonner, 86, said he was lost in a “hinterland of despair and desolation.”
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